Firetox Flame Retardant Cables 

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

600/1000V XLPE Insulated, LSZH Sheathed, Armoured Power Cables (single core)

FTX300 1RCZ1MZ1-R (CU/XLPE/CUTO/LSZH/AWA/LSZH 600/1000V Class 2)

Firetox Flame Retardant Cables

APPLICATION
This range of screened cables drastically reduce interferences from electrical noise, especially in
Variable Speed Drive (VSD) applications and are manufactured with fixed conductors.

STANDARDS
Basic design to IEC 60502-1

FIRE PERFORMANCE

Flame Retardance (Single Vertical
Wire Test)

EN 60332-1-2; IEC 60332-1-2; BS EN 60332-1-2; VDE
0482-332-1 ; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F1); NF C32-070-2.1(C2); CEI 20-35/1-2; EN 50265-2-1*; DIN VDE 0482-265-2-1*

Reduced Fire Propagation
(Vertically-mounted bundled wires
& cable test)

EN 60332-3-24 (cat. C); IEC 60332-3-24; BS EN 60332-3-24; VDE 0482-332-3; NBN C 30-004 (cat. F2); NF C32-070-2.2(C1); CEI 20-22/3-4; EN 50266-2-4*; DIN VDE 0482-266-2-4

Halogen Free

IEC 60754-1; EN 50267-2-1; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-1; CEI 20-37/2-1 ; BS 6425-1*

No Corrosive Gas Emission

IEC 60754-2; EN 50267-2-2; DIN VDE 0482-267-2-2; CEI 20-37/2-2 ; BS 6425-2*

minimum Smoke Emission

IEC 61034-1&2; EN 61034 -1&2; DIN VDE 0482-1034-1&2; CEI 20-37/3-1&2; EN 50268-1&2*; BS 7622-1&2*

No Toxic gases

NES 02-713; NF C 20-454

Note: Asterisk * denotes superseded standard.

VOLTAGE RATING
600/1000V

CABLE CONSTRUCTION
Conductor: Plain annealed copper wire, stranded according to IEC(EN) 60228 class 2.
Insulation: Extruded cross-linked XLPE compound.
Overall Screen: Copper Tape
Inner sheath: LSZH Compound
Armouring: Aluminium Wire
Outer Sheath: Thermoplastic LSZH compound type LTS3 as per BS 7655-6.1 (Thermosetting LSZH
compound type SW2-SW4 as per BS 7655-2.6 can be offered.)

COLOUR CODE
Insulation colour as per bs7671

 

with earth conductor

without earth conductor

2Cores

-

Brown,Blue

3Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Blue

Brown,Gray,Black

4Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black

Brown,Gray,Black,Blue

5Cores

Yellow/Green,Brown,Gray,Black,Blue

Brown,Gray,Black,Blue,Black

above 5 Cores

Yellow/Green,Black Numbered

Black Numbered

sheath colour: Black

Physical AND THERMAL PROPERTIES
Maximum conductor temperature: Max 90°C for XLPE
Minimum bending radius: 12 x Overall Diameter (for 70mm2 to 1000mm2)

CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS

Conductor FTX300 1RCZ1MZ1-R
No. of
Core X
Cross
Section
No./
Nominal
Diameter
of
Strands
Nominal
Insulation
Thickness
Nominal
Sheath
Thickness
Diameter
Under
Screen
Diameter
Over Inner
Sheath
Armour
Wire
Diameter
Nominal
Overall
Diameter
Approx.
Weight

mm2

No./mm

mm

mm

kg/km

mm

mm

mm

kg/km

1x70

19/2.14

1.1

1.8

15.2

17.6

20.1

23.9

1400

1x95

19/2.52

1.1

1.8

17.1

19.5

22.0

25.8

1700

1x120

37/2.03

1.2

1.8

19.0

20.8

24.0

27.8

2000

1x150

37/2.25

1.4

1.8

21.0

22.8

26.0

29.8

2400

1x185

37/2.52

1.6

1.8

23.2

25.0

28.2

32.0

2800

1x240

61/2.25

1.7

1.9

26.1

27.9

31.1

35.1

3500

1x300

61/2.52

1.8

2.0

28.7

30.5

33.7

37.9

4200

1x400

61/2.85

2.0

2.1

32.5

34.3

38.3

42.7

5400

1x500

61/3.20

2.2

2.2

36.0

37.8

41.8

46.4

6500

1x630

127/2.52

2.4

2.3

40.4

42.2

46.2

51.0

8200

1x800

127/2.85

2.6

2.5

45.5

47.3

52.3

57.5

10400

1x1000

127/3.20

2.8

2.7

50.4

52.2

57.2

62.4

13000

Electrical PROPERTIES
Conductor Operating Temperature : 90°C
Ambient Temperature : 30°C

Current-Carrying Capacities (Amp)

Conductor
crosssectional
area
Reference Method
1 (clipped
direct)
Reference Method
11 (on a perforated
horizontal cable tray or Reference Method 13
[free air] )
Reference
Method 12
(free air)
In single-way ducts Laid direct in ground
2
cables,
singlephase
a.c. or
d.c.
3 or 4
cables,
3-phase
a.c.
2
cables,
singlephase
a.c. or
d.c.
3 or 4
cables,
3-phase
a.c.
3 cables
3-phase
a.c. trefoil
touching
2
cables,
singlephase
a.c. or
d.c.
3 or 4
cables,
3-phase
a.c.
2
cables,
singlephase
a.c. or
d.c.
3 or 4
cables,
3-phase
a.c.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

mm2

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

70

303

277

322

293

285

310

280

340

290

95

367

333

389

352

346

365

330

405

345

120

425

383

449

405

402

410

370

460

389

150

488

437

516

462

463

445

405

510

435

185

557

496

587

524

529

485

440

580

490

240

656

579

689

612

625

550

500

670

560

300

755

662

792

700

720

610

550

750

630

400

853

717

899

767

815

640

580

830

700

500

962

791

1016

851

918

690

620

910

770

630

1082

861

1146

935

1027

750

670

1000

840

800

1170

904

1246

987

1119

828

735

1117

931

1000

1261

961

1345

1055

1214

919

811

1254

1038

Voltage Drop (Per Amp Per Meter)

Conductor
crosssectional
area

2 cables
d.c.

2 cables singlephase
a.c.
3 or 4 cables three-phase a.c. 2 cables
singlephase
a.c.
3 or 4 cables,
3-phase a.c.
touching

Reference Method 1
& 11 (touching)

Reference Method 1, 11 & 12 (in trefoil
touching)

Reference Method
1 & 11 (Flat touching)

In
ducts

In
ground

In
ducts

In
ground

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

mm2

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

mV/A/m

 

 

r

x

z

r

x

z

r

x

z

 

 

 

 

70

0.67

0.68

0.20

0.71

0.59

0.17

0.62

0.6

0.25

0.65

0.80

0.70

0.70

0.61

95

0.49

0.51

0.195

0.55

0.44

0.17

0.47

0.46

0.24

0.52

0.65

0.53

0.56

0.46

120

0.39

0.41

0.190

0.45

0.35

0.165

0.39

0.38

0.24

0.44

0.55

0.43

0.48

0.37

150

0.31

0.33

0.185

0.38

0.29

0.160

0.33

0.31

0.23

0.39

0.50

0.37

0.43

0.32

185

0.25

0.27

0.185

0.33

0.23

0.160

0.28

0.26

0.23

0.34

0.45

0.31

0.39

0.27

240

0.195

0.21

0.180

0.28

0.18

0.155

0.24

0.21

0.22

0.30

0.40

0.26

0.35

0.23

300

0.155

0.17

0.175

0.25

0.145

0.150

0.21

0.17

0.22

0.28

0.37

0.24

0.32

0.21

400

0.115

0.145

0.170

0.22

0.125

0.150

0.195

0.160

0.21

0.27

0.35

0.21

0.30

0.19

500

0.093

0.125

0.170

0.21

0.105

0.145

0.180

0.145

0.20

0.25

0.33

0.20

0.28

0.18

630

0.073

0.105

0.165

0.195

0.092

0.145

0.170

0.135

0.195

0.24

0.30

0.19

0.26

0.17

800

0.056

0.090

0.160

0.190

0.086

0.140

0.165

0.130

0.180

0.23

0.28

0.18

0.24

0.16

1000

0.045

0.092

0.155

0.180

0.080

0.135

0.155

0.125

0.170

0.21

0.26

0.17

0.22

0.15